Graduate Fellowships
Funding Agency / Program |
Eligibility |
Deadlines |
American Association of University Women |
US citizen / PR |
December 1 |
American Heart Association |
US citizen / PR / J-1/F-1 / E-3 / H1-B/ O-1/ G-4/ TN |
September 7, 2022 |
Fannie and John Hertz Foundation |
US citizen / PR |
October 28, 2022 |
Ford Foundation |
US citizen / PR / Nationals US citizen / PR / Nationals |
Opens September 6, 2022, closes December 15, 2022 Opens September 6, 2022, closes December 8, 2022 |
IBM |
Worldwide(by nomination) |
November 5, 2022 |
Janelia Graduate Program |
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Laura Bassi Scholarship |
US citizen / PR / Nationals |
December 1, 2022 March 31, 2023 July 25, 2023 |
National Consortium for Graduate Degrees for Minorities in Engineering and Science |
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July 1 - November 15 |
National Institutes of Health (NIH) Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) / F31 |
US citizen / PR |
April 8, August 8, December 8 |
National Science Foundation (NSF) |
US citizen / PR / Nationals |
October 17 – 21, 2022 (exact date depends on discipline – pls check website!!) |
National Society of Black Engineers |
US citizen / PR |
Graduate scholarship not available at this time |
Paul and Daisy Soros Foundation |
US citizen / Naturalized US citizen / PR / DACA |
October 27, 2022 |
SAE International |
Citizen of US, Canada, Mexico |
April 1 |
International Society for Optics and Photonics |
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February 15, 2023 |
Tau Beta Pi |
TBP Alumnus |
Opens December 2022, closes February 1, 2023 |
US Department of Defense National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship (NDSEG) |
US citizen / Nationals
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Check website
Opens August 1, closes December 1 |
US Department of Energy |
US citizen / PR |
November 9, 2022 January 18, 2023 |
US Department of Justice |
US or foreign (must be Degree-granting US Institution) |
Fellowship not available at this time |
US Environmental Protection Agency |
US citizen / PR |
Varies, check website |
Other Resources:
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) runs the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) which manages DOE and several other federal agencies’ future needs in critical science and technology areas and the development of a future workforce in those areas. They have a comprehensive website that lists numerous research, internships, scholarships and fellowship opportunities for undergrads, grad students and postdocs: http://orise.orau.gov/science-education/default.aspx
- Here is a great website with lots of info (searchable) on scholarships and fellowships and tips on putting a winning application together: http://www.schoolsoup.com/scholarship-directory/
- NASA offers a number of graduate fellowship programs
- The American Society of Civil Engineers offers several graduate fellowships
- The American Society of Mechanical Engineers offers several graduate teaching fellowships and research fellowships
- The American Society of Naval Engineers offers several graduate fellowships
- The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers offers several graduate fellowships
- The Society of Women Engineers offers several scholarships. A good overview of a significant number of fellowships specifically for women engineers can be found here.